Seamaster Ladies

The professional marine features –
enhanced water resistance, complicated automatic calibers, chrono
functions – have been covered extensively (and exhaustively) by
the men's line; women's 300 M Quartz, which provides a part of that
package, constitutes more of an exception in that regard (though
Planet Ocean does offer a few chronographs).

Stainless steel and red and yellow gold
determine the character of the Automatic watches, rendering them
either single or two-tone. The completely golden pieces, especially
when encrusted with diamonds, become genuine jewelry timepieces, not
rivalling but getting quite close to the extravagant jewelry items
Omega manufacture for the Specialties collection.

The main difference between the two
lies in the Seamaster more orthodox approach – the stones appear
strictly on the bezel and as indices on the dials.

Jewelry and Diamonds

Primary materials decorating the
Seamaster Ladies comprise diamonds, gold, and mother-of-pearl (the
latter two reserved for automatic watches) – essentially the same
three materials employed in women's Speedmaster.

Interestingly, the fashion inspired
liberties taken in Constellation Ladies do not recur here: marine
professional roots are too strong to allow too much play with color
and design. Instead, classic visuals authoritatively determine the
restrained aesthetic of this brand division.

Specs

The silverized or lacquered dials will
usually display a date aperture at three o'clock, and carry a central
seconds (Planet Ocean models) hand reminiscent of the minutes hand in
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometers. Numerals are rarely used,
appearing either as small minutes markers near the edge of the face,
an occasional 12 o'clock indicator, or ruling the bezel and subdials
– golden inlays, diamonds, or luminescent signs create the chief
junctions of the main grid.

Timers come equipped with metallic
bracelets (three or five rows), or black, white, or orange leather
straps. Self-winding movements reserve power for up to fifty two
hours; quartz operates for up to 20 months. Additional features that
became a standard for almost all Omega watches include domed sapphire
crystal, water resistance (enhanced to 300 meters in the professional
300 M line).